ANALYSIS

Listed below are some of the works which have drawn on the data gathered for the Symbolism, Media and the Lifecourse project.

MEDIA SCHOLARSHIP AND THE QUESTION OF RELIGION: EVOLVING THEORY AND METHOD. Conference paper presented by Stewart M. Hoover, Ph.D. RELIGION, MEDIA, AND THE CULTURAL CENTER OF GRAVITY. Conference paper presented by Stewart M. Hoover, Ph.D. IDENTITY, DISCOURSE, AND MEDIA AUDIENCES: A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE ROLE OF VISUAL MEDIA IN RELIGIOUS IDENTITY-CONSTRUCTION AMONG U.S. ADOLESCENTS. Dissertation Abstract by Lynn Schofield Clark, Ph.D. EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN RELIGIOUS IDENTITY-CONSTRUCTION AMONG TEENS: A REVIEW OF DISSERTATION RESEARCH AND FINDINGS Article by Lynn Schofield Clark, Ph.D. A longer discussion of Dr. Clark's doctoral work. MEDIA, MEANING AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN THE POSTMODERN CONTEXT: THE CASE OF ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Conference paper presented by Lynn Schofield Clark, Ph.D. LEARNING FROM TEENS AND THE PEER-LED DISCUSSION GROUP: THE JOURNEY FROM POST-POSITIVIST TO CONSTRUCTIVIST METHODS Conference paper presented by Lynn Schofield Clark, Ph.D. EMERGING IDEAS: SUMMARIES OF SYMBOLISM MEDIA AND THE LIFECOURSE PROJECT MEETINGS. Summaries prepared by Joseph Champ. SEEDING THE BOUNDARY: A FAMILY'S DEFENSE AGAINST MEDIA AND GREATER CULTURE. Conference paper presented by Joseph Champ GHOSTS, SPIRITS, AND SCHWARZENEGGER: CHILDREN'S CONNECTIONS TO GOD IN MEDIATED CULTURE. Conference paper presented by Lee Hood MIXED MESSAGES: CHILDREN NEGOTIATING MEANING IN MEDIA VIOLENCE Conference paper presented by Lee Hood LINE-CAMPING FOR "STAR WARS": SUPER FANDOM? OR RELIGIOUS DEVOTION? Draft by Joseph Champ SYMBOLIC SPHERES: RELIGION, SCHOLARSHIP AND PLAY IN THE MEDIA AGE. M.A. Thesis by Henrik Boes, M.A. This work, written originally as an MA thesis in Religious Studies at CU-Boulder, examines one young man's meaning making centered around the use of various electronic media. Addressing both the nature of religion and religion scholarship in the media age, the thesis was conceived of and implemented as electronic scholarship and combines HTML, animation, video and audio to communicate its multi-linear objective. It is now part of the "Religious Education and the Challenge of Media Culture" pilot project at Boston College.